Alma Gould Dale, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Alma Gould Dale

19th and 20th-century Canadian Quaker minister

Date of Birth: 27-Oct-1854

Place of Birth: Uxbridge, Ontario, Canada

Date of Death: 29-Aug-1930

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio


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About Alma Gould Dale

  • Alma Gould Dale (October 27, 1854 – August 29, 1930), "a legendary figure in Canada history," founded the first monthly Quaker meeting in western Canada, at Hartney, Manitoba, in 1899.
  • She represents the Quaker presence in Canada on one of the seventy-five panels in the Quaker Tapestry at Friends' House, in London, where she is credited with a major role in the growth of Quakerism in Canada from 1800 on.
  • On the tapestry, she is depicted driving a palomino team to a Quaker settlement in western Canada, which she drove in all weather.
  • She was well known as a dynamic speaker and was invited to speak in Canada, England, and New Zealand.

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